1 Aug 2019

Weapons sales soar in UK

From Lately, 10:30 pm on 1 August 2019

Campaigners in the UK are accusing the government there of "arming and supporting repressive regimes" for exporting arms to Middle East countries. Official figures show the UK is now the world's second largest arms exporter after the US. Last year, the UK sold 14 billion pounds in arms - almost all of it to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and other Middle East countries. The Guardian's Dan Sabbagh joins Karyn Hay to explain where the weapons are being sold and to whom.

Yemeni pro-government forces are pictured on the eastern outskirts of Hudaydah

Yemeni pro-government forces are pictured on the eastern outskirts of Hudaydah Photo: AFP